SEO Insights
RemoteSEO Meetup Roundup – December 2020
Posted by Anna Hall on December 18, 2020
Mince pies at the ready! On Wednesday, we were back online for our last RemoteSEOMeetup of 2020, and a very festive one it was too (well, Amie was wearing a Santa hat). What better way to finish up the year than with a reflection on whether backlinks are still relevant to our SEO efforts. In […]
…The effect of the Google December Broad Core Algorithm update on voucher and couponing sites
Posted by Chloe Smith on December 17, 2020
Google Algorithm UpdatesSEOSite Performance
On the 3rd December, Google announced the December 2020 broad core algorithm update. It was unexpected and marked the end of a considerable gap between updates; the last broad core algorithm update was in May 2020. Broad core algorithm updates don’t introduce any new ranking factors but instead act as a rebalancing of existing ones. […]
…Unconscious biases – why we’ve updated our recruitment processes
Posted by Sean Butcher on December 1, 2020
2020 has not just been a significant year because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. It’s also been a year where, quite rightly, an increased amount of focus has been placed on the inequalities that exist in the world, and in our workplaces. Of course, we want our employees to feel like Blue Array is a […]
…4 important insights I’ve gained about SEO reporting
Posted by Stephanie Whatley on November 3, 2020
Data and AnalyticsSEOSite Performance
They say ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’. Whilst not everything is easily quantifiable, there’s a lot to be said for understanding the metrics that matter, why they’re important and how best to draw insights and actions from them. As an SEO specialist, having worked through several large-scale migrations and on huge […]
…Four myths of SEO
Posted by James Brown on October 26, 2020
Recently I was invited to talk on a webinar about “the four myths of SEO” which covered “links don’t matter, SEO is about gaining keyword rankings, ranking #1 for a core keyword is the best way to “win” SEO and SEO isn’t measurable.” These are all incredibly interesting topics and an hour-long webinar simply wasn’t […]
…RemoteSEO Meetup Roundup – October 2020
Posted by Anna Hall on October 21, 2020
Content and KeywordsMeetupsSEO
On a rather chilly afternoon in October, we were back online to enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling you get when SEOs share knowledge on the hot topic of keywords. In their presentations, our three expert speakers, Jamie Grant, James Brockbank and Alina Ghost, shared their best practices for using keyword research to form intent optimisation […]
…Desktop vs. Mobile Search: The Impact of Coronavirus
Posted by Anna Hall on October 20, 2020
It wasn’t that long ago that we were all going mobile crazy. Talk moved from ‘That Flash banner looks great on my monitor screen’ to ‘What do you mean Flash isn’t supported on iPhones?’ in one fell swoop, and it felt like we were all mobile-first for good. But then coronavirus reared its ugly head, […]
…Blue Array Appoints New Managing Director
Posted by Amie Sparrow on September 27, 2020
The UK’s most popular and largest specialist SEO agency, Blue Array, has appointed Stephanie Emmanouel as its Managing Director. Stephanie will be responsible for Blue Array’s operations as of 1 October 2020. Stephanie’s appointment marks the start of an exciting new chapter for the SEO agency, founded by industry expert, Simon Schnieders, who’s spent his […]
…The ‘single source of truth’: How to retain clients (and avoid getting fired)
Posted by Ben Howe on September 24, 2020
Business StrategySEOSEO Strategy
Read time: 9 minutes Why clients fire agencies In 2014, Australian marketing guru Darren Wolley responded to the latest Forrester Digital Outlook survey in The Guardian. On agency-client retention, his analysis was that clients often use data to post-rationalise a “largely emotional response” to ending agency relationships. This led to the claim; “it’s all about […]
…RemoteSEO Meetup Roundup – September 2020
Posted by Anna Hall on September 11, 2020
Data and AnalyticsMeetupsSEOSEO Strategy
With the summer winding down in the UK, we were back online for September’s edition of the RemoteSEO Meetup. This time, we focused on one of the most essential parts of our jobs that is often overlooked: Using data and reporting to drive decision making in SEO. In their presentations, our three expert speakers and […]
…RemoteSEO Meetup Roundup – August 2020
Posted by Anna Hall on August 19, 2020
Do you remember when I said our June RemoteSEO Meetup was on the hottest day of the year? Well, it turned out to be nothing compared to the near 40 degree heat that our speakers faced at the fourth RemoteSEO Meetup! How fitting that it was on an equally hot topic: Mastering SEO for Large […]
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